IT Advisory
In the fast moving arena of Information Technology (IT), it is a constant challenge for companies to balance their business goals with the business risks of information technology.
KPMG in Serbia understands the need to keep pace with technology and take advantage of the tremendous opportunities offered by technological innovation, but we are also aware of the risks involved and the responsibility at the board level to control those risks.
KPMG's IT Advisory practice advises on managing risks in the Information Technology arena. If you are undergoing rapid growth, implementing accounting or financial information systems, migrating to a new ERP system, making IT compliant with published standards (Basel II, CobiT 4.1), are concerned about the security of your systems or need to ensure IT can recover from unforeseen events, KPMG can help you identify and manage the associated IT risks so you can meet your strategic and financial goals.
KPMG IT Advisory services include:
• Accounting and Financial Systems Advisory
• ERP Advisory (SAP, Microsoft)
• IT Audit
• IT Risk Management (Basel II, CobiT 4.1)
• Business Continuity Management
• Information Security / Penetration Testing
Accounting & Financial Systems Advisory – Successfully manage your finances
KPMG’s Financial Audit practice is known in the local market as one of the leading financial auditors. We provide numerous financial statement audits, have a reputation for providing sound audit advice and have a wealth of knowledge to help you manage your finances. KPMG’s IT Advisory practice therefore builds on this knowledge and provides services to help you plan, design and evaluate your current or future accounting or financial systems. For clients that are already our financial audit clients, we can provide independent pre- and post-implementation reviews to verify if your system posts your daily entries correctly, if your chart of accounts is setup accurately and help to ensure the accuracy of your financial data. For non-audit clients, we additionally help you select, design and implement a correct accounting or financial system solution that meets your needs.
ERP Advisory – Get Exceptional Return from your IT Investment
Continuous advances in technology have shortened the development time and increased the complexity of information system development projects. This complexity and time pressures brought on by the need for a faster "speed to market," bring additional risk. KPMG’s IT Advisory practice offers you practical advice and assistance to enhance your processes and controls to manage the risks in implementing ERP systems. We help you facilitate the likelihood that an ERP system will meet its objectives according to your needs. KPMG can help you realise the value of the sometimes substantial investment being made in major ERP implementations such as SAP and Microsoft, or custom-built enterprise solutions. We have control catalogues of all processes in the major ERP packages, and can provide pre- and post-implementation reviews to confirm that your business processes are implemented correctly and according to your needs.
IT Audit – Analyse & Assess your IT world
KPMG’s IT Advisory practice helps financial audit teams to assess control risk and deal with complex technology topics in support of financial statement audits. In addition, we perform independent IT audits that help clients evaluate their IT processes and risks. Our IT audit professionals bring a wealth of business and technology experience to provide clients with the skills they need, when they need them. To perform quality IT audits, we utilize well-tested internal KPMG methodologies along with widely published standards, such as CobiT 4.1.
IT Risk Management – Reduce Risks and Optimise Your IT Investment
Increasing competitive pressures means you have to look carefully at your IT investments to ensure they are profitable and the need to manage risks associated with using information technology is even greater. In addition, regulatory bodies will require firms to comply with standards and methodologies (Basel II, CobiT 4.1) in order to reduce technology risks and maximise return on IT investment. We can provide you with valuable independent feedback on how your IT investments compare with those of your competitors and the marketplace. We can evaluate your IT processes and infrastructure to provide feedback on readiness to apply regulatory standards and recommend how to become compliant with those standards (Basel II, CobiT 4.1).
Business Continuity Management - Plan for Business Interruptions
As organisations move their business to a new system or update existing systems, the requirement for the continuous availability of services increases dramatically and has to be considered. Having reliable systems with high availability and the means to quickly recover should anything seriously go wrong, is becoming a key differentiator in the business world. Things other than the traditional "disaster" can impair service capabilities, including inadequate change management plans, hardware failure, virus attack, or telecommunications failure. KPMG’s IT Advisory practice can help you plan for these events through business impact analysis, network and system design and disaster recovery planning - improving the availability, reliability, and recoverability of the key information systems that you and your customers rely upon.
Information Security / Penetration Testing - Trust and Security in the IT World
There is an increasing realisation by companies, especially banks and financial institutions, that not only do they need to secure their IT infrastructure, but they also have to trust both internal and external users. KPMG's IT Advisory professionals are at the forefront of assisting businesses in creating these "communities of trust" within a firm. From the provision of independent audits of IT infrastructures (security audits and penetration tests), to assisting in the design and implementation of secure solutions, the members of our practice have the skills and experience to help global organisations achieve their IT security objectives.
Contact us at:
CS-SvcITAdvINFO
KPMG's IT Advisory practice advises on managing risks in the Information Technology arena. If you are undergoing rapid growth, implementing accounting or financial information systems, migrating to a new ERP system, making IT compliant with published standards (Basel II, CobiT 4.1), are concerned about the security of your systems or need to ensure IT can recover from unforeseen events, KPMG can help you identify and manage the associated IT risks so you can meet your strategic and financial goals.
KPMG IT Advisory services include:
• Accounting and Financial Systems Advisory
• ERP Advisory (SAP, Microsoft)
• IT Audit
• IT Risk Management (Basel II, CobiT 4.1)
• Business Continuity Management
• Information Security / Penetration Testing
Accounting & Financial Systems Advisory – Successfully manage your finances
KPMG’s Financial Audit practice is known in the local market as one of the leading financial auditors. We provide numerous financial statement audits, have a reputation for providing sound audit advice and have a wealth of knowledge to help you manage your finances. KPMG’s IT Advisory practice therefore builds on this knowledge and provides services to help you plan, design and evaluate your current or future accounting or financial systems. For clients that are already our financial audit clients, we can provide independent pre- and post-implementation reviews to verify if your system posts your daily entries correctly, if your chart of accounts is setup accurately and help to ensure the accuracy of your financial data. For non-audit clients, we additionally help you select, design and implement a correct accounting or financial system solution that meets your needs.
ERP Advisory – Get Exceptional Return from your IT Investment
Continuous advances in technology have shortened the development time and increased the complexity of information system development projects. This complexity and time pressures brought on by the need for a faster "speed to market," bring additional risk. KPMG’s IT Advisory practice offers you practical advice and assistance to enhance your processes and controls to manage the risks in implementing ERP systems. We help you facilitate the likelihood that an ERP system will meet its objectives according to your needs. KPMG can help you realise the value of the sometimes substantial investment being made in major ERP implementations such as SAP and Microsoft, or custom-built enterprise solutions. We have control catalogues of all processes in the major ERP packages, and can provide pre- and post-implementation reviews to confirm that your business processes are implemented correctly and according to your needs.
IT Audit – Analyse & Assess your IT world
KPMG’s IT Advisory practice helps financial audit teams to assess control risk and deal with complex technology topics in support of financial statement audits. In addition, we perform independent IT audits that help clients evaluate their IT processes and risks. Our IT audit professionals bring a wealth of business and technology experience to provide clients with the skills they need, when they need them. To perform quality IT audits, we utilize well-tested internal KPMG methodologies along with widely published standards, such as CobiT 4.1.
IT Risk Management – Reduce Risks and Optimise Your IT Investment
Increasing competitive pressures means you have to look carefully at your IT investments to ensure they are profitable and the need to manage risks associated with using information technology is even greater. In addition, regulatory bodies will require firms to comply with standards and methodologies (Basel II, CobiT 4.1) in order to reduce technology risks and maximise return on IT investment. We can provide you with valuable independent feedback on how your IT investments compare with those of your competitors and the marketplace. We can evaluate your IT processes and infrastructure to provide feedback on readiness to apply regulatory standards and recommend how to become compliant with those standards (Basel II, CobiT 4.1).
Business Continuity Management - Plan for Business Interruptions
As organisations move their business to a new system or update existing systems, the requirement for the continuous availability of services increases dramatically and has to be considered. Having reliable systems with high availability and the means to quickly recover should anything seriously go wrong, is becoming a key differentiator in the business world. Things other than the traditional "disaster" can impair service capabilities, including inadequate change management plans, hardware failure, virus attack, or telecommunications failure. KPMG’s IT Advisory practice can help you plan for these events through business impact analysis, network and system design and disaster recovery planning - improving the availability, reliability, and recoverability of the key information systems that you and your customers rely upon.
Information Security / Penetration Testing - Trust and Security in the IT World
There is an increasing realisation by companies, especially banks and financial institutions, that not only do they need to secure their IT infrastructure, but they also have to trust both internal and external users. KPMG's IT Advisory professionals are at the forefront of assisting businesses in creating these "communities of trust" within a firm. From the provision of independent audits of IT infrastructures (security audits and penetration tests), to assisting in the design and implementation of secure solutions, the members of our practice have the skills and experience to help global organisations achieve their IT security objectives.
Contact us at:
CS-SvcITAdvINFO
